Carnforth climate — normals and trends
Carnforth (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 1,269 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (14.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Carnforth averages 50 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 183 rainy days per year.
Carnforth has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 70 to 30 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.2 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -19.1 °C (on 23 February 1947).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CarnforthEngland
- coords
- 54.13°, -2.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,269mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
20.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
50 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
183 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
43.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
31.2 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-19.1 °C
23 February 1947
Wettest day
63 mm
9 February 2020
Windiest day
68.8 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
149.0 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
32.7 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-23.8 °C
23 February 1947
Snowiest day
21.0 cm
24 April 1981
Sunniest day
16.4 h
30 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 96 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 6.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 67 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 38 mm | -53 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 30 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 67 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 17.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 144 mm | +58 mm |
| Jul | 18.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 101 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 18.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 79 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 15.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 236 mm | +121 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 138 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 9.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 226 mm | +102 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 198 mm | +65 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Carnforth?
Carnforth has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 1,269 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Carnforth?
The hottest day measured in Carnforth between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 31.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Carnforth?
The coldest day measured in Carnforth between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1947, at -19.1 °C.
Does it snow in Carnforth?
Yes. Carnforth gets on average 38.2 cm of snow per year and has around 50 frost days.
Has the climate of Carnforth warmed?
Yes: Carnforth warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Carnforth?
The wettest day measured in Carnforth between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2020, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Carnforth?
The windiest day measured in Carnforth between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 68.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Carnforth?
The warmest month in Carnforth is July (14.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Carnforth?
Carnforth receives on average 1,269 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 183 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Carnforth?
Carnforth gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Carnforth?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Carnforth between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1981, with 21.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Carnforth?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Carnforth.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Carnforth?
In Carnforth, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.7 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -23.8 °C on 23 February 1947.
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